Import/export HS code 2002: Canned or preserved tomatoes (not in vinegar)

Tomatoes prepared or preserved in ways other than using vinegar or acetic acid, such as in sauces or pastes

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 640,324,669
Portugal 146,904,750
Spain 80,400,849
Netherlands 71,284,738
Greece 58,730,165

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 348,508,790 291,815,879 -56,692,911
Portugal 88,399,761 58,504,989 -29,894,772
Spain 46,121,413 34,279,436 -11,841,977
Netherlands 41,286,372 29,998,366 -11,288,006
Greece 31,676,947 27,053,218 -4,623,729
China 14,527,072 9,821,664 -4,705,408
Turkey 11,766,003 7,481,795 -4,284,208
Chile 6,675,641 10,795,061 +4,119,420
Belgium 6,456,138 10,441,267 +3,985,129
France 9,251,958 6,378,929 -2,873,029

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 720,671,853
Portugal 130,642,302
Spain 105,582,526
Greece 61,381,835
China 24,552,453

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 390,185,675 330,486,178 -59,699,497
Portugal 78,278,915 52,363,387 -25,915,528
Spain 62,993,320 42,589,206 -20,404,114
Greece 33,446,492 27,935,343 -5,511,149
China 14,750,735 9,801,718 -4,949,017
Turkey 11,804,941 8,017,615 -3,787,326
Chile 6,675,641 10,965,184 +4,289,543
Egypt 5,935,467 7,992,679 +2,057,212
United States 3,775,153 8,431,837 +4,656,684
France 3,024,920 2,872,465 -152,455

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 60
Inner London - East 58
Outer London - East and North East 47
Inner London - West 43
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 42

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 47 54 +7
Inner London - East 54 40 -14
Outer London - East and North East 40 33 -7
Inner London - West 32 38 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 39 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 23 -2
Greater Manchester 18 21 +3
Essex 13 16 +3
West Yorkshire 15 16 +1
Outer London - South 15 15 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 991,591,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,684,603
Other 8,291,573
Road transport 4,969,600
Air transport 338,765

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 547,935,055 443,656,107 -104,278,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,537,693 64,146,910 -12,390,783
Other 4,365,670 3,925,903 -439,767
Road transport 1,974,243 2,995,357 +1,021,114
Air transport 179,792 158,973 -20,819
Rail transport 42,601 1,427 -41,174

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 442,501,120
Felixstowe 294,510,868
Liverpool Docks 123,472,767
London 89,742,748
Thamesport 36,137,672

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 265,127,630 177,373,490 -87,754,140
Felixstowe 150,678,639 143,832,229 -6,846,410
Liverpool Docks 73,376,374 50,096,393 -23,279,981
London 46,668,667 43,074,081 -3,594,586
Thamesport 18,698,512 17,439,160 -1,259,352
Dover 14,372,651 16,450,868 +2,078,217
Immingham Docks 13,061,144 15,660,799 +2,599,655
Southampton 4,440,558 17,292,433 +12,851,875
Hull 9,844,278 3,208,216 -6,636,062
Eurotunnel 5,546,049 4,401,825 -1,144,224

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 334
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Food and beverage service activities 82
Manufacture of food products 77
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 205
2025-10 189
2025-09 197
2025-08 185
2025-07 187

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 246
0-1m 115
54m+ 114
15m-54m 67
Other 27

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 6,341,256
Ghana 3,694,047
Portugal 662,502
United Arab Emirates 439,426
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 382,765

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 3,694,859 2,646,397 -1,048,462
Ghana 1,103,426 2,590,621 +1,487,195
Portugal 427,009 235,493 -191,516
United Arab Emirates 205,440 233,986 +28,546
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 211,608 171,157 -40,451
Iceland 143,673 132,268 -11,405
Spain 26,883 132,463 +105,580
Sweden 56,768 99,597 +42,829
Czechia 126,505 18,689 -107,816
Italy 108,406 34,261 -74,145

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 643,775
XU 500,617
Greece 236,991
Spain 127,267
Ireland 62,535

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 349,419 294,356 -55,063
XU 286,501 214,116 -72,385
Greece 94,251 142,740 +48,489
Spain 52,470 74,797 +22,327
Ireland 37,066 25,469 -11,597
XI 20,989 10,333 -10,656
Turkey 17,065 7,383 -9,682
France 5,680 29 -5,651
Netherlands 490 467 -23
Germany 927 0 -927

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,075,116
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,683,134
Other 1,636,198
Air transport 26,939

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,521,009 3,554,107 +1,033,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,295,558 2,387,576 -907,982
Other 866,116 770,082 -96,034
Air transport 22,105 4,834 -17,271

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,479,819
Liverpool Docks 4,010,294
000 1,636,198
Holyhead 1,060,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 679,354

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 1,495,286 2,984,533 +1,489,247
Liverpool Docks 2,471,293 1,539,001 -932,292
000 866,116 770,082 -96,034
Holyhead 663,669 396,778 -266,891
Dover / Eurotunnel 343,762 335,592 -8,170
Southampton 272,466 193,740 -78,726
Middlesbrough 108,850 132,539 +23,689
Immingham Docks 104,178 96,834 -7,344
Felixstowe 111,586 43,762 -67,824
London 24,445 93,440 +68,995

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2002

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Tomatoes prepared or preserved in ways other than using vinegar or acetic acid, such as in sauces or pastes